Joe Biden mispronounces Rishi Sunak’s name while congratulating him on becoming UK PM

US President Joe Biden is known for making gaffes in his speeches. This time as well, he got himself in an embarrassing situation after calling Rishi Sunak as ‘Rashid Sanook’ while he was congratulating him for becoming the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He congratulated the UK’s newly-elected PM on Monday during a White House event to mark the Diwali festival. In his speech, Biden described Sunak’s rise to power as a ground-breaking milestone, expressing surprise at the fact that he is from the Conservative party. Sunak is the third PM of the UK this year and he has replaced Liz Truss, who served as Britain’s shortest-serving Prime Minister for just 45 days.

Have a look at this video here:

The Biden halfwit congratulates Rashid Sanook on becoming Prime Minister pic.twitter.com/EGqXrwSFix

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The video attracted a wide range of reactions. Some people made very humorous remarks in the comment section. A viewer wrote, “Rashid Sanook! Does he introduce himself as Jim Bowden?”

Rashid Sanook!